A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

"Well, what is it? I don't want Sarah's daughter to get away with it. I want you to believe that...."

Can't Bartolo beat a crying child to take away a desolate adventurer? As declared, Sarah scratches her cheeks in trouble as she tries to cry in full.

"I know the union president had an idea, but this time it was too explicit. I know you have an idea, but I don't know the details at all. Ah... all right, all right, come on, don't cry because you're a good boy."

Reurus lifts Sarah and strokes her head as she says so. Except for the difference in hair, eyes, and face, Eliza and Melon seem like children, but Sarah is the Spirit of Fire. There was a danger of spreading fire around the crying applause.

For this reason, I gently shake Sarah's body so that she can calm her emotions as if she were a baby. Sarah drew tears to her satisfaction, but Neddy and the others stared at her face.

"That's why... of course there is. But that's....."

Bartolo glimpses at Gilba. Zilba nodded with her shoulders shrugged.

"Not only Sarah, but also Neddy. Shouldn't you tell Reurus, who is leading you both, and Eliza and Meer, who are your buddies?

I don't suppose we fixed Sarah as an adventurer apprentice for no reason. I was aware of Reurus, but it seems that Gilba is also involved.

Bartolo smiled silently as he urged the continuation of the conversation because it was something he was worried about as a realuse.

"Did you know the adventurer's registration card will be your ID?

That said, Reurus dropped his gaze on the registration card hanging on his neck. The Spiritual "Guest Proof" given by Gilba along with the registration certificate was also shaken, but it was important for Reus to prove his "place.”

"Compared to the Spiritual 'Guest Proof' you have, trust in the world is much weaker... it's just a minimal ID, but at the very least it's a mess."

As Bartolo said, now he looks at Sarah.

"Adventurer apprenticeships are not adventurers, to be exact. I'm not just an apprentice, I'm not officially recognized as an adventurer... and I'm letting Sarah's daughter wear it."

"... I see, I see."

With the exception of Sarah, such as Reurus, Eliza, and Meer, she has been ranked as an adventurer without any problems. But it wouldn't be a good idea to give Sarah a "formal” position as an adventurer.

The colour was different, but it looked just like Eliza, and when Reurus threw it out, she would come after her with tears, so she would forget, but Sarah was a spirit.

What happens when Spiritualism, the dominant religion in Mataroi, recognizes the Spirit as the “bad status” of an adventurer as it widens its reach?

Reurus looks sideways at Gilba with a little tension. Then Gilba smiled nicely.

"I give thanks to the spirits who govern various attributes, and the great spirits who once helped people, to feed them every day... I believe in those spiritual doctrines."

"Hah, hah..."

They say it is spiritualism to give thanks to spirits who govern things around them, such as fire and water, and to feed them every day.

Gilba probably weighs more on the doctrine of 'giving thanks and feeding everyday' than on a living object of faith called the Spirit.

"Of course, spirits... there is no dust in the worship of Sarah and Neddy. However, some spirituals have a deeper faith in spirituality than doctrine... I'm sorry to expose my shame, but some are radical."

(Is that a little bit of a joke for Jilba?

That's the revulsion that lingers in your heart. I don't intend to poke my fingers and summon the Raccoon (Gilba), which is comparable to an advanced monster.

(No, I don't suppose it's more dangerous than Jilba-san... is there a spiritual person with deep faith? Like a spiritual teacher, Estelle was like that....)

Not knowing how to react, Reurus even stroked Sarah's head to deceive the air.

"... well, under those circumstances, Sarah's daughter remained an adventurer apprentice. Gilba is still the one who“ understands the story ”, but if we can talk about officially recognizing the Spirit as an adventurer..."

The adventurer is, in other words, the lower people. It's a better position than a serf like the Reurus used to be, but it doesn't make much difference to the public.

Reurus didn't have any shards of faith, but I could imagine what would happen when Sarah was officially recognized as an adventurer.

― ― I have made the spirits who believe in your religion into adventurers from today.

It is not strange for a spiritual believer to hold onto a stone and beat him, even if he makes such a declaration.

"Guild president... then it's dangerous to be an adventurer apprentice..."

"It's a convenient position to escape if you don't officially recognize it as an adventurer. I've talked to Gilba about the area."

Sarah's presence was more of a bomb than I thought. Reurus thanked me very much for bringing him and keeping him in the abandoned city of Laval.

(Of course, it's because of Sarah's abilities... and the idea that it could be used as a “show tag” to spiritualism, an external force...)

Reurus said nothing because he understood Bartolo's thoughts. If there was a problem, Sarah would stay on as an Adventurer Apprentice.

"What? Nothing inconvenient about Sarah being an adventurer apprentice, is it? He's got a contract with me, and he'll be with me when I ask him to."

You should also be assigned a rank of Reurus as a leader in the line, such as when accepting a request. Then Sarah's rank won't be a particular problem.

If there was a problem, it would be enough for Sarah to be convinced.

So Reurus tried to get confirmation, but there was no response from Sarah. When I checked the condition, I heard a gentle and pleasant sleep.

Apparently, he was relieved by the fact that Reurus held him and fell asleep. It was somehow noisy Sarah, but she was only interested in sleeping if she calmed down.

Reurus pulls his cheeks and tries to throw them on the floor. However, he lamented that he could not do so in front of Zimbabwe and decided to hold him.

…………

Neddy looked strangely at the sleeping Sarah, but Reurus, who was focused on talking to Bartolo, didn't notice.

"Hah... I understand why I kept Sarah as an adventurer apprentice, but what happened to the story of pushing Zilba to lead the Slime Extinction? You told me before because Sarah was a goner?

Sarah will be satisfied if we explain later, and Reus will fix the trajectory of the story. Originally, we were talking about pushing Zilba to play the lead role in killing the slime.

"It's none of your business, Reurus. It's your fault."

"... mine?

But Reurus leaned his neck at the word from Bartolo.

"When you defeated the previous Castle Crash, the only witnesses were dwarfs, but the Gregorians saw you fight for this slime, right? The adventurer defeated the slime, but I don't know what you're talking about, but there's something wrong with being searched."

"Sarah and Neddy... no, about Eliza and Meer."

The two spirits were beside the bloodsucking species and the dwarf. Reurus distorted his mouth, saying that the Gregorians were about to form a herd, but Bartolo shook his neck.

"No, the Spirit is going to be able to hold on to it, but I don't care so much about subhumans. Blood suckers don't have to be hidden, and Dwarves were originally famous for making great armor. Especially since Dwarves are intelligent, they're not dangerous."

Bartolo narrows his eyes as he speaks, sometimes attacking with excellent equipment.

"'Monster eater'... its name is spreading."

Huh?

It was like being hit from an unexpected angle. That's why Reurus opens his eyes, but Bartolo laughs bitterly.

"After you defeated Kimira, it spread little by little... but I didn't think it would bother me as much as any other abandoned town, but it seems to be beginning to be known in neighboring towns and villages."

(... speaking of which, was Madalo Waste City also known?

Originally, the monster's body was picked up and eaten, but Reurus was confused. From time to time, I've been named after a few people from Laval Waste City.

"So far, the rumor has spread that the killer of Kimira... was an adventurer called the 'Monster Eater'. But what happens if we talk about Slime down there?

There were no witnesses when the Castle Collapse was defeated, except for Reurus and the others, who knew as much as Kanna and Laurent, who exchanged blades with their friends in Laval Waste City who made the report the other day. However, the likelihood of information leaking from Gregorians, Canna and Laurent, is very high.

"I don't want Zilba to help me deceive it... by giving the union a" formal ”reward for killing the slime."

As Sarah said earlier, it makes sense for an organization of some size, the Adventurers Association, to officially acknowledge any information.

We must not admit about Sarah, but by admitting about killing the slime, we are trying to hide Reurus from the spotlight.

"Hold on, union president. I apologize for any inconvenience, but Mr. Gilba has taken care of me a lot. That would be inconvenient for Mr. Gilba, and I don't understand."

"... no, I don't mind."

"See, that's what Jilba-san said... eh?

Zilba, who was supposed to have refused earlier, turned in favor, and Reurus unexpectedly sounded stunned.

"That's true of Reurus, but I can't bear to be asked about Sarah and Neddy through Reurus."

Gilba smiled and said that, but her voice felt like it contained something else. Reurus, who felt it, tried to get confirmation, but tried to block it and Bartolo sandwiched his mouth.

"If I'm dealing with someone else, I won't tell you this... but Gilba has been around a long time.” Even if we talk about taking down the slime there, whoever knows Gilba will surely be convinced. "

"Jilba, what the hell have you been doing?

"I used to be young too... that's all."

Reurus caught by Bartolo's story. I've been talking to Gilba before, but I was wondering what the hell he did.

"That's why Gilba's rewards are colored."

Bartolo adds, "It's about crusade rewards and buying materials."

(Even if you say the material, it's only like the 'nucleus' that I knocked apart... the skin melted when the slime died, and I really don't know what happened to his body...)

I saw the landing point of the story, but it is different whether it is convincing or not. Still, Bartolo's right. Better than causing problems from the outside.

Only bothering Gilba was hard as a revus.

"Never mind. As the union president said, people I know will believe it without doubt, and I won't have any trouble with them."

Even if the story leaks from Gregorianism, it will only seem like they are trying to discredit Zilba, who is fiercely hostile to that religion.

"That's why I'm paying you Reurus...."

That's why Bartolo took out a cloth bag that was bigger than the one he gave Gilba.

"I've got 100,000 yuan. Gilba will be paid the same amount."

Does the same amount of compensation paid to Reurus and five others, including Neddy, and Gilba include the nuisance fee for your “hard work” today?

As a Reurus who is happy to be able to solve the water shortage in the abandoned city of Laval rather than the amount, there is no need to refuse.

It was painful that Sarah's 'jewel' of fire broke apart, but it was originally a gift from Vaniel. While thinking that Sarah should be treated with something as a gift, Reurus received a rewarded cloth bag.

Bartolo murmured in the room where Reurus and Gilba left.

"... is this all right?

Natalia, who was listening in silence, nodded with a faint smile.